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[DESCRIPTION]
(Invention Title]
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IRIS RECOGNITION USING MULTIPLE
IRIS TEMPLATES
[Technical Field]
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for iris recognition
using
multiple iris templates registered for individuals, in which an iris template
group for
authentication is compared with a registered iris template group for each
person stored in a
database, followed by authentication or identification using the comparison
result.
(Background Art]
In general, an iris recognition method performs authentication or
identification by
comparing an iris region extracted from an eye image photographed by a camera
with an
iris region extracted from another eye image. If the camera photographs an eye
under bad
ambient conditions, defective eye images can be acquired, such as an out of
focus eye
image, an iris image containing noise, an iris image covered with eyelashes,
an eyelid or
light reflection or the like, a partially photographed iris image, etc.
Sarnoff's camera for photographing an iris employs strong illumination for
photographing an eye of a person to be registered, who is distant from the
camera. In this
case, reflection of illumination on an iris region in an acquired eye image
causes
deterioration in accuracy of iris recognition.
Thus, defects in an eye image cause errors in extracting an iris region from
the eye
image, and causes deterioration in accuracy of iris recognition even in the
case where the
iris region is normally extracted. In a conventional iris recognition method,
a person to be
registered is repeatedly photographed until a less defective eye image is
obtained, or a
defective eye image is used for iris recognition without restoration or
through restoration.
In many iris recognition methods in the art, an acquired eye image is used for
iris
recognition through restoration. For example, noise removal for an acquired
eye image
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containing noise, a sharpening process for an acquired out of focus eye image,
and the like
are used.
According to another image registration method in the art, a plurality of face
images is photographed by selectively operating a plurality of lighting
groups, such that a
face image without reflection due to glass lenses can be obtained. This method
can also be
applied to an iris image, but it is very difficult to obtain one image using a
plurality of
images photographed under different conditions like a jigsaw puzzle.
In particular, when iris characteristics are extracted from one complete iris
image
obtained by applying the image registration method to a plurality of iris
images acquired
from one person to be registered, it is not easy to extract correct iris
characteristics from
the complete iris image due to regional dislocation resulting from combination
of different
iris images.
Moreover, in a conventional iris recognition method, if an eye image of a
person
wearing glasses is photographed by a camera, reflection of light from the
lenses of the
glasses can appear in an acquired eye image. In this case, the reflection of
light in the iris
region causes deterioration in accuracy of iris recognition.
[Disclosure]
[Technical Problem]
Therefore, the present invention has been conceived to solve the problems of
the
related art as described above, and an objective of the present invention is
to improve an
iris recognition rate by photographing at least one iris image of a person to
be
authenticated using a plurality of lighting groups and generating an iris
template group for
authentication such that the iris template group can be used for iris
recognition when
authenticating an iris of a person using an iris recognition apparatus.
Another objective of the present invention is to decrease memory consumption
while reducing a data processing time for iris recognition by generating an
iris template
containing iris data in at least two available regions including left and
right sides of an iris
which are less covered, or one of the left and right side of the iris, and
performing iris
recognition using the iris template.
A further objective of the present invention is to allow rapid iris comparison
and
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recognition using an iris template in a clear available region among at least
two regions
without any confusion in comparison of multiple iris templates for
authentication by
generating iris template groups with respect to at least two available regions
for iris
recognition, storing the iris template group in a database, and additionally
generating an
determination tag for use in comparison for identifying an iris template group
for
registration and authentication.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to prevent the recognition
rate
from being lowered due to an error resulting from transformation of an iris or
an error upon
setting a boundary between iris regions by obtaining distances between two
small regions
for authentication while shifting each location of the two small regions by at
least one pixel
in up, down, left and right directions, and employing the smallest distance
between the two
small regions for authentication, as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0786204
issued to
the applicant of the present invention.
Still another objective of the present invention is to prevent the iris
recognition
rate from being lowered, irrespective of reflection by glass lenses appearing
in an iris
region upon authentication or identification for a person wearing glasses,
using a registered
iris template group comprising at least two registered iris templates, and an
iris template
group for authentication obtained from multiple eye images.
[Technical Solution]
One aspect of the present invention provides an iris recognition method, which
includes: acquiring at least one or two eye images of a person to be
registered; generating
an iris template group for registration from the at least one or two eye
images, and storing
and registering the iris template group in a database; photographing an eye of
the person
using a camera placed on a front side of an iris recognition apparatus
multiple times to
acquire multiple images for authentication; generating an iris template group
for
authentication comprising multiple iris templates from the multiple eye
images; comparing
the iris template group for authentication with the registered iris template
group for each
registered person stored in the database; and performing authentication or
identification
using the comparison result.
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Another aspect of the present invention provides an iris recognition
apparatus,
which includes: a camera attached to a front side of the iris recognition
apparatus to
photograph multiple eye images of a person to be registered; a database for
storing and
registering an iris template group comprising at least one or two iris
templates for
registration obtained from the multiple eye images; a lighting device
including a plurality
of lighting groups such that the camera photographs the multiple eye images
for
authentication using the plurality of lighting groups; an iris template
generation unit which
generates an iris template group for authentication from the multiple eye
images for
authentication; a comparison unit which compares the registered iris template
group stored
in the database with the iris template group for authentication; and an
authentication/identification unit which performs authentication or
identification using the
comparison result.
A further aspect of the present invention provides a method and apparatus for
iris
recognition, which can generate an iris template group having at least one or
two templates
for registration, store and register the iris template group in a database,
photographs eye
images using various lighting groups in generation of the iris templates for
authentication,
generate iris template groups for authentication from the multiple eye images,
and perform
authentication using an iris template for authentication in an available
region containing
relatively much iris data from among the iris template groups for
authentication, thereby
improving recognition rate.
Yet another aspect of the present invention provides a method and apparatus
for
iris recognition, which can generate iris template groups with respect to at
least two
available regions for iris recognition, store and register the iris template
groups in a
database, additionally generate a determination tag to generate an iris
template for
registration, and quickly perform comparison using the determination tag and a
clear iris
template for authentication without any confusion in comparison with multiple
iris
templates for authentication, photographed by a camera using various lighting
groups.
Yet another aspect of the present invention provides a method and apparatus
for
iris recognition, which can prevent the recognition rate from being lowered
due to an error
resulting from transformation of an iris or an error upon setting a boundary
between iris
regions by obtaining distances between two small regions for authentication
while shifting
each location of the two small regions by at least one pixel in up, down, left
and right
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directions, and employing the smallest distance between the two small regions
for
authentication, as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0786204 issued to the
applicant of the
present invention.
[Advantageous Effects]
5 According to the present invention, an iris recognition rate may be improved
by
photographing at least one iris image of a person to be authenticated using a
plurality of
lighting groups and generating an iris template group for authentication such
that the iris
template group can be used for iris recognition when authenticating an iris of
a person
using an iris recognition apparatus.
In addition, according to the present invention, storage capacity of a memory
may
be decreased and a data processing time for iris recognition may be reduced by
generating
an iris template containing iris data in at least two available regions at
left and right sides
of an iris which are less covered, or one of the left and right side of the
iris, and performing
iris recognition using the iris template.
Further, according to the present invention, rapid iris comparison and
recognition
using an iris template in a clear available region among at least two regions
may be
performed without any confusion in comparison of multiple iris templates for
authentication by generating iris template groups with respect to at least two
available
regions for iris recognition, storing and registering the iris template group
in a database,
and additionally generating a determination tag for use in comparison for
identifying an
iris template group for registration and authentication.
Further, according to the present invention, the recognition rate may be
prevented
from being lowered due to errors resulting from transformation of an iris or
an error upon
setting a boundary between iris regions by obtaining distances between two
small regions
for authentication while shifting each location of the two small regions by at
least one pixel
in up, down, left and right directions, and employing the smallest distance
between the two
small regions for authentication, as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0786204
issued to
the applicant of the present invention.
Further, according to the present invention, the iris recognition rate may be
prevented from being lowered, irrespective of reflection by glass lenses
appearing in an iris
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region upon authentication or identification for a person wearing glasses,
using a registered
iris template group comprising at least two registered iris templates, and an
iris template
group for authentication obtained from multiple eye images.
[Description of Drawings]
Fig. I is a flowchart of an iris recognition method using multiple iris
templates
according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows pictures (right and left sides) of an iris which reflects light
from
lighting groups of a lighting device.
Fig. 3 shows the iris of Fig. 2, which is divided into two available regions
where
the iris is little covered.
Fig. 4 shows each of two available regions divided into eight regions.
Fig. 5 shows an exemplary arrangement of a camera, a lighting device, and a
controller.
Fig. 6 shows one registered iris template (right) compared with two iris
templates
(left two) for authentication with respect to the same person.
[Best Mode]
One aspect of the present invention provides an iris recognition method
including:
acquiring at least one or two eye images of a person to be registered;
generating an iris
template group for registration from the at least one or two eye images, and
storing and
registering the iris template group in a database; photographing an eye of the
person using
a camera placed on a front side of an iris recognition apparatus multiple
times to acquire
multiple images for authentication; generating an iris template group for
authentication
comprising multiple iris templates from the multiple eye images; comparing the
iris
template group for authentication with the registered iris template group for
each registered
person stored in the database; and performing authentication or identification
using the
comparison result.
Another aspect of the present invention provides an iris recognition
apparatus,
which includes a camera attached to a front side of the iris recognition
apparatus to
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photograph multiple eye images of a person to be registered; a database for
storing and
registering an iris template group comprising at least one or two iris
templates for
registration obtained from the multiple eye images; a lighting device
including a plurality
of lighting groups such that the camera photographs the multiple eye images
for
authentication using the lighting groups; an iris template generation unit
which generates
an iris template group for authentication from the multiple eye images for
authentication; a
comparison unit which compares the registered iris template group stored in
the database
with the iris template group for authentication; and an
authentication/identification unit
which performs authentication or identification using the comparison result.
[Mode for Invention I
Next, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described. The
present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating multiple
eye images or
iris images of an individual, registering an iris template group, and
performing
authentication or identification using the eye images.
One aspect of the present invention provides an iris recognition method
including:
acquiring at least one or two eye images of a person to be registered;
generating an iris
template group for registration from the at least one or two eye images, and
storing and
registering the iris template group in a database; photographing an eye of the
person using
a camera placed on a front side of an iris recognition apparatus multiple
times to acquire
multiple images for authentication; generating an iris template group for
authentication
comprising multiple iris templates from the multiple eye images; comparing the
iris
template group for authentication with the registered iris template group for
each registered
person stored in the database; and performing authentication or identification
using the
comparison result.
Another aspect of the present invention provides an iris recognition
apparatus,
which includes: a camera attached to a front side of the iris recognition
apparatus to
photograph multiple eye images of a person to be registered; a database for
storing and
registering an iris template group comprising at least one or two iris
templates for
registration obtained from the multiple eye images; a lighting device
including a plurality
of lighting groups such that the camera photographs the multiple eye images
for
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authentication using the lighting groups; an iris template generation unit
which generates
an iris template group for authentication from the multiple eye images for
authentication; a
comparison unit which compares the registered iris template group stored in
the database
with the iris template group for authentication; and an
authentication/identification unit
which performs authentication or identification using the comparison result.
According to one technical feature of the present invention, an iris template
for
registration is composed of at least one or two iris templates obtained from a
clear eye
image.
On the other hand, it can be difficult to obtain a clear eye image since eyes
of a
person to be authenticated are different from each other in terms of shape,
distance from a
camera and position, and are photographed for limited time and conditions for
authentication. Thus, a plurality of lamps is placed on a front side of the
apparatus to
provide various lighting groups such that multiple eye images can be obtained
by the
camera using the various lighting groups in order to provide an iris template
for
authentication or identification based on a clear eye image selected from
among the
multiple eye images.
<Embodiments>
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.
First, at least one or two eye images are acquired with respect to one person
to be
registered. In order to register an iris template in a database, at least one
or two eye images
of a person to be registered are acquired by a camera. When at least one or
two eye images
are acquired using the camera, lighting conditions of the lighting device for
illuminating
the eye and the surroundings are changed to provide as clear eye images as
possible, and at
least one or two iris templates are generated from the clear eye images to
constitute an iris
template group to be stored and registered in a database.
Next, the iris template group comprising iris templates obtained from each of
the
at least one or two eye images is stored and registered in the database,
whereby the person
can be registered in the iris recognition apparatus. This operation will be
described
hereinafter.
Typically, an iris data format stored in an iris database for iris recognition
is called
the `iris template.' The format of the iris template is uniquely determined by
a
manufacturer of the iris recognition apparatus.
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An iris region used for iris recognition according to one exemplary embodiment
of
the present invention is shown in Fig. 3. Generally, any iris region can be
used for iris
recognition. Here, image processing is performed to cut only the iris region
in the form of
annulus according to angles defined between a horizontal position of the eye
and relative
distances from the center of the pupil in a spoke direction, and the obtained
annular regions
are then transformed from Cartesian coordinates into polar coordinates to
provide two
regions a rectangular shape.
In Fig. 3, a region between -45 and +45 degrees and a region between +135 and
+225 degrees are transformed from the Cartesian coordinates into the polar
coordinates,
thereby obtaining two rectangles. The horizontal position of the eye may be
set with
respect to a line connecting the iris centers of two eyes.
These two regions are combined into a single long rectangular region and then
divided into a plurality of small regions having the same size. In general,
the number of
small divided regions, and the size of small regions converted from the
Cartesian
coordinates into the polar coordinates may differ depending on the eye images.
However,
for convenience of description, it is assumed that the number of generated
small regions,
the size of the small region, and the position of small regions are equally
applied to all
irises.
Therefore, with respect to two iris templates, it is possible to compare the
small
regions at the same position. Fig. 4 shows small regions divided before
transformation
from the Cartesian coordinates into the polar coordinates. Eight small regions
are provided
in each of the left and right sides, and a total of sixteen small regions is
provided.
The iris recognition apparatus according to the present invention may employ
any
method to generate an iris template group for registration so long as it does
not depart from
the concept of the present invention, that is, registration of at least one or
two iris templates
for each person to be registered in the database.
The database of the iris recognition apparatus according to the present
invention
stores iris template groups as unique iris data of registered individuals. For
each person to
be registered, single or multiple iris template groups will be stored. The
number of iris
templates in the registered iris template group may differ depending on
registered persons.
Here, the iris data refers to information about unique personal iris patterns
obtained by
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chromatic combination of sphincter muscle of the pupil, dilator muscle of the
pupil,
collagen fiber, autonomic nerve wreath, a pupilary ruff, etc.
The technical configuration of accumulating information about a person's
unique
iris pattern is disclosed in various literatures relating to iris recognition
as well as patent
5 documents of the applicant of the present invention, and thus detailed
descriptions thereof
will be omitted.
In Fig. 2, a left half and a right half may become available regions for iris
recognition due to noise resulting from reflection of light. Here, a
determination tag may
be provided to each of the small regions in the iris templates to register the
iris templates in
10 the database so as to identify and use an available small region in each of
the iris templates.
The determination tag is not necessary for iris recognition. However, the
determination tag may be used to reduce time for comparison between the iris
templates.
That is, the small regions to which the determination tags are provided for
indicating
unavailable small regions due to reflection of light may be excluded from the
small regions
to be compared.
Next, operation of inputting the eye image for authentication will be
described. In
this operation, an eye image of a person (hereinafter, referred to as a person
to be
authenticated) is input to the iris recognition apparatus for authentication
or identification.
In general, conditions for photographing an eye image for authentication or
identification are likely to become worse than that for registration. For
example, it is
difficult to acquire a clear eye image since eyes of a person to be
authenticated are
somewhat different in shape, distance from the camera and position and
photographed
under limited time and conditions when authenticated.
The iris recognition apparatus according to the present invention acquires
multiple
eye images by photographing the eyes of a person to be authenticated through
the camera
under various lighting conditions. The acquired multiple eye images are input
to the iris
recognition apparatus.
The iris recognition apparatus is provided with a lighting device having a
plurality
of lighting groups in order to obtain the eye images for authentication under
different
lighting conditions in position and brightness during photographing.
Fig. 2 shows an example of the iris recognition apparatus according to the
present
invention, in which the lighting device having two lighting groups is used,
and two eye
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images are photographed while alternately operating the lighting groups. Each
of the
lighting groups includes four lamps.
The left eye image of Fig. 2 is photographed by a first lighting group and
shows a
reflection pattern on the right of the iris. The right eye image is
photographed by a second
lighting group and shows a reflection pattern on the right of the iris.
In this embodiment, the lighting groups are selectively turned on to acquire
two
eye images. However, according to the present invention, several eye images
may be
acquired through the camera in association with the lighting device including
various
lighting groups to provide a clear eye image for authentication.
In Fig. 2, noise due to reflection allows the left half and the right half of
each eye
image to become available regions for iris recognition. When multiple eye
images are
acquired with respect to a person to be authenticated, all of the available
regions may be
combined to provide a whole iris region, if possible, for accuracy of iris
recognition.
The lighting device including a plurality of lamps is connected to the camera
placed on the front side of the iris recognition apparatus to provide various
lighting groups,
such that at least one or two eye images may be acquired using at least one or
two lighting
groups when the eye of a person to be authenticated is photographed by the
camera.
The lighting device configured to cooperate with the camera and to allow a
lighting group selected from among plural lighting groups to illuminate the
eye of a person
during photographing is controlled by a controller of the iris recognition
apparatus.
Each of the lighting groups includes one or more light emitting diodes (LED)
or
lamps at different positions, and cooperates with the camera.
The lighting device cooperates with the camera, and the controller is provided
with
a control program for controlling the plural lighting groups of the lighting
device to be
randomly selected and turned on. Fig. 5 shows an exemplary arrangement of the
camera,
the lighting device and the controller, in which at least two lighting groups
of the lighting
device may be configured and controlled.
Next, operation of comparing the eye images for authentication with the
registered
iris template group will be described.
An eye image (hereinafter, referred to as an `eye image for authentication')
input
for authentication or identification is converted into the same format as that
of the iris
template registered in the database. Each eye image for authentication is
converted into the
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corresponding iris template (hereinafter, referred to as an `iris template for
authentication')
to constitute an iris template group for authentication. Comparison between
the multiple
eye images for authentication and the registered personal eye image is
attained by
comparing the iris template group for authentication with the registered iris
template group
stored in the database.
Comparison between the iris template group for authentication and the
registered
personal iris template group stored in the database is achieved by measuring
similarity
therebetween. The similarity between these two groups may be measured by
calculating
distance corresponding to difference between the groups. Although there is
difference in
terms of expression due to an inversely proportional relationship between the
distance and
the similarity, the following description in view of the distance between the
two groups
may also be applied to a description in view of similarity.
According to the present invention, the distances between the iris template
group
for authentication and the registered iris template group are obtained (i.e.,
calculated), and
this calculation is similar to calculation of the distances between some
multiple iris
templates and other multiple iris templates. This calculation is achieved by
obtaining the
distances between small regions corresponding to each other at the same
position.
Assuming that the iris template group for authentication includes m iris
templates
and the registered iris template group includes n iris templates, the iris
template group for
authentication includes in small regions and the registered iris template
group includes n
small regions, since all the iris templates are divided into the same number
of small
regions.
Assuming that each iris template includes k small regions, the distances
between
the small regions for authentication and the registered small regions at the
respective
positions are obtained as follows. With one small region fixed, corresponding
small
regions are respectively selected from m small regions in the iris template
group for
authentication and n small regions in the registered iris template group,
thereby providing
pairs of small regions. As a result, a total of mxn pairs of small regions are
obtained.
The distances between the small regions are calculated with respect to each
pair of
small regions, and the smallest value among the obtained distances is defined
as a distance
between the small regions for authentication and the small regions for
registration at the
corresponding position. For example, the distances between the small regions
for
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authentication and the small regions for registration at the corresponding
position are as
follows. If there are two small regions (t, s) for authentication and one
small region (r) for
registration at the corresponding position and a function of obtaining the
distance between
two small regions is expressed as d, the distances between the small regions
for
authentication and the small regions for registration are as follows:
min(d(t,r), d(s,r)), where min(a,b) means a minimum function.
If a determination tag indicating an unavailable region is given to a certain
small
region, this small region will be excluded in calculation of the distances.
Thus, the
distances between the small regions for authentication and the small regions
for
registration may be quickly calculated.
The function of measuring the distance between two small regions may include
any function so long as it can measure difference between iris textures. For
example, the
distance between the two small regions is defined as follows. The distance
between two
small regions may be defined as a Euclidean distance between coefficient
sequences
obtained by applying Fourier transform, wavelet transform, etc. to the iris
textures on the
two small regions.
At this time, if there is a possibility of the eye slightly tilted from the
horizon, the
distances may be calculated while shifting two small regions for comparison by
at least one
pixel in up, down, left and right directions. Then, the smallest distance
among the obtained
distances is selected and designated as the distance between the two small
regions.
If the distances between the. corresponding small regions for authentication
and
registration are calculated by the foregoing method with respect to all k
positions, k
distances will be obtained. One among the sum, arithmetic average, geometric
average and
weighted average of these k distances is selected and defined as the distance
between the
iris template group for authentication and the registered iris template group
of a person to
be authenticated.
Using the foregoing example, the distance between the iris template group for
authentication and the registered iris template group of a person may be
obtained as
follows. In the case where the iris template is divided into 16 small regions,
the iris
template group for authentication includes two iris templates T and S, and the
registered
iris template group includes one iris template R, let 16 small regions of the
iris template T
for authentication be t 1, t_2, ..., t_16, 16 small regions of the iris
template S for
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authentication be s1, s_2, ..., s_16, and 16 small regions of the registered
iris template R
be r 1, r_2, ..., r-16. Here, the small regions having the same subscript are
placed on the
same position. Fig. 6 shows comparison between one registered iris template
(right iris)
and two iris templates for authentication with respect to one person.
Under these conditions, the distance D between the iris template group for
authentication and the registered iris template group may be calculated by the
arithmetic
average as follows.
D=(min(d(t_l, r_1), d(s_l, r_1)) + ... + min(d(t_16, r_16), d(s_16, r_16)))/16
That is, the shortest distance min between the small regions for
authentication and
the registered small regions at each position is calculated, and then divided
by 16 to obtain
the arithmetic average.
As above, if the registered iris template group with the multiple registered
templates and the iris template group for authentication with the multiple
templates for
authentication are used to perform authentication or identification of a
person who wears
glasses, the authentication or identification can be performed without
lowering the iris
recognition rate even though the reflection on the lenses of the glasses
appears on the iris
region.
Next, authentication using the comparison result will be described. If the
iris
template group for authentication is given as above, the distance between the
iris template
group for authentication and the registered iris template group for each
registered person is
obtained. Thus, authentication of a person will be approved if the obtained
distance is less
than or equal to a preset threshold value.
Likewise, identification of a certain person will be approved if the obtained
distance is less than or equal to a preset threshold value.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, an iris recognition
apparatus employs at least one or two iris template groups registered
according to
individuals. In this embodiment, the apparatus includes a camera to photograph
at least one
or two eye images with respect to a person to be registered, and generates an
iris template
group comprising iris templates for registration, each of which contains iris
data with
respect to at least two available regions including one or both sides of the
iris.
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The iris recognition apparatus includes a database which stores and registers
unique iris data of a person to be registered, and the camera is attached to
the front side of
the apparatus to photograph eye images for authentication.
To obtain a clear eye image, a lighting device is provided with the plurality
of
5 lighting groups.
Further, the iris recognition apparatus includes an iris template generation
unit,
which generates an iris template group comprising iris templates for
authentication, from
the multiple eye images for authentication of a person.
The iris recognition apparatus further includes a comparison unit, which
compares
10 the iris template group for authentication with the registered iris
template group stored in
the database, and an authentication/identification unit, which performs
authentication or
identification using the comparison result.
The technical features of the iris recognition apparatus using the registered
iris
template group and the iris template group for authentication are the same as
those of the
15 iris recognition method, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be
omitted.
[Industrial Applicability]
According to the present invention, in authentication of a person using the
iris
recognition apparatus, the iris of the person is recognized by photographing
at least one or
two eye images using a plurality of lighting groups, generating an iris
template group for
authentication, comparing the iris template group for authentication with a
registered iris
template group, whereby the iris recognition rate is improved, thereby
providing high
industrial applicability.
